Alice In Wonderland (1951) (The Disney Collection)

Alice In Wonderland is Disney's take on the Alice in Wonderland book series. It is a actually really dark for Disney in the 50's. Talking about beheading and other dark themes. It tells the story of Alice, who gets transported to this place called wonderland.

Now as a kid I was never the biggest fan of the movie. So now that I am grown up and have gone though it again, I am still not a fan of the film. I think the film works a lot better as a series of shorts. I mean the film (I use film lightly here) really doesn't make much sense. I know that it isn't supposed to, but this one really doesn't. The film just moves from one event to the next without connecting one from the other. None of the songs are great or memorable either. I really don't like a lot of the characters or much of the lack luster story. Even when I compare this to Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland (which actaully makes some sense with a three act story) I still don't like it. Maybe it's the world or the fact that it isn't meant to make sense, but I really can't get into these stories. The only thing that I really found some enjoyment in was the animation. I can tell the animators really had to a lot of fun with this film. They created some very cool looking creatures and just a cool world over all. The one character that I can say that I enjoyed is the Cheshire Cat. I thought he was a very cool character and had an awesome design. He actually got me to laugh. Now I really don't hate this film. I think some kids can really get into this world, because it can let there imagination fly. It has that spark that lets you go crazy with your imagination and go to any place. So I think that is one of the best things about this film. The film really understands children and how their minds go to places. I mean, all kids create worlds in their minds. You did and I did to (I did it a lot). I can relate to the story for that aspect and that aspect alone.

So the question does the film hold up now that I am 22 years old. Not really. I was never into it as a kid and it hasn't changed now that I am older. I can really only recommend this to children. I think they would really like it, but if your an adult there isn't much there. I know that in the books there is more substance so maybe try those.

RATING
1 out of 4 Ticket Stubs